John Francis Murray-Aynsley

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Captain (retired) John Francis Murray-Aynsley, R.N. (27 October, 1866 – 10 May, 1904) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

John Francis Murray-Aynsley was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 27 October, 1866. At the examinations for naval cadetships in June 1879, he placed fifth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]

He was second of three men who qualified for the Beaufort Testimonial.

Murray-Aynsley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 27 April, 1888.[2]

He commanded an torpedo boat whose number is illegible in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1893.[3]

On 21 November, 1896, while Murray-Aynsley was serving as experimental officer at H.M.S. Excellent, he was badly burned on the legs and face when a rocket charge fired prematurely during testing at the practice ground at Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth. Two others were injured, one seriously and the other "disfigured." Muuray-Aynsley's condition improved rapidly.[4]

Murray-Aynsley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1898.[5]

After being diagnosed with chronic nephritis, Murray-Aynsley was placed on the Retired List as unfit at the rank of Captain on 8 October, 1903. He died in May of 1904.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis J. Patteson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 49
18 Jul, 1889[7][8] – 7 Sep, 1889[9]
Succeeded by
Roger de G. Kenyon
Preceded by
Arthur W. Waymouth
Captain of H.M.S. Kite
2 Sep, 1895[10] – 1 Jan, 1898[11]
Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Somerset A. G. Calthorpe
Captain of H.M.S. Pandora
7 Nov, 1901[12] – 13 May, 1903[13][14]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Charles J. T. Dormer

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
  2. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  3. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 24 Nov. 1896, p. 6.
  5. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  6. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  7. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  8. "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  9. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 236.
  11. Murray-Aynsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/362. f. 374.
  12. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 288.
  13. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 288.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 358.